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The ADVENTURES Of ROBINSON CRUSOE is a FRANCO LONDON FILMS production that was first shown on BBC 1 on October 12th 1965. (When I say "first shown", I don't mean that it appeared on UK TV first, I'm referring only to when it was first broadcast in this country.) It had made its debut on German TV a year earlier, on October 3rd '64, in four 90 minute episodes, and aired in America the same year. (The Italian version was first shown on December 13th '64 and the French one on September 10th 1965.) As well as the German TV four-part version, there was also a six-part version, as well as a 13-part version (that's the one we got) to suit the broadcasting requirements of different countries.
It goes without saying though, that the English language cut was the best - simply because, along with the Italian version, it benefited from a new distinctive soundtrack by ROBERT MELLIN and GIAN-PIERO REVERBERI that wasn't used in the German and French versions. Can you imagine the show without that music? I doubt it would've become so popular with any other musical score, because that's the thing that most British kids remember about the programme - the haunting music that so suited the mood of the serial .
However, now it's time for the inevitable personal reminiscence that blights most of my blog posts. I saw the first four episodes while living in one house (the same one in which I first saw The SINGING RINGING TREE), and the remaining nine episodes in another house to which we moved in November of '65. However, because the layout of the living-rooms of both houses were pretty much the same, I tend to associate the show with both of them equally. (Incidentally, don't ask me why, but The Singing Ringing Tree is usually rendered without a comma, though the original German title has one.)
But back to Robinson Crusoe: The BBC's rights to broadcast the show expired sometime in the '80s and, as far as I know, it hasn't been on UK TV since 1982. The last time I remember seeing it (before I acquired the DVD a few years ago) was in the early '70s during, I think, the school holidays, though I probably didn't see every episode. Hold on, scratch that - I seem to dimly recall seeing an episode or two in its '80s screening, but the memory is uncharacteristically vague and indistinct.
If you ever saw this serial, then you'll know why it's considered such a classic. It's available on DVD and the soundtrack was re-released on CD a few years ago. Well worth hunting down if, like me, you're fond of reliving your childhood. Let's face it - they were the best years of our lives. below are a few screen grabs from the DVD to whet your appetite and prompt your memories. Why, I've even added the theme tune for you - am I great guy or what? (Okay, who's the joker who said "What" ?)
If you ever saw this serial, then you'll know why it's considered such a classic. It's available on DVD and the soundtrack was re-released on CD a few years ago. Well worth hunting down if, like me, you're fond of reliving your childhood. Let's face it - they were the best years of our lives. below are a few screen grabs from the DVD to whet your appetite and prompt your memories. Why, I've even added the theme tune for you - am I great guy or what? (Okay, who's the joker who said "What" ?)
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